Dance

„You Made Me a Monster“ by William Forsythe; © The Forsythe Company; photo: Marion Rossi

Bodily Dance – from the Perspective of Phenomenology

The dancer does not think, the thinker does not dance – as long as the Cartesian separation of spirit and body prevails.More ...
Specific physio in the GYROTONIC-Method at the Pulley Tower Combination Unit. photo: Bernd Gahlen, www.filmsache.de

Dance medicine – Medical Care for Dancers

In the Kompetenzzentrum Tanzmedizin medical care, prevention and rehabilitation are geared to the special needs of dancers.More ...
“On the Mountain a Cry was heard” by Pina Bausch, dancer: ensemble, April 2002; © Ursula Kaufmann

A “Future Workshop” for the Tanztheater Wuppertal

Pina Bausch choreographed 46 pieces for the Tanztheater Wuppertal. To preserve them an archive is being compiled in Wuppertal for 1.4 million euros.More ...
Meg Stuart „Built to last“, Münchner Kammerspiele; © Julian Röder

The Body as Discourse: Dance and Image of the Body

Like every line of thought in philosophy, every cultural practice develops its own distinct concept of the body. What image of the body is produced when we understand it as being the result of discourse?More ...
Samir Akika “Extended Teenage Era” (2007); Photo: Till Botterweck

Hip-hop and Classical Dance – No Contradiction!

Hip-hop proved long ago that it has no need to fear artistic comparison with other dance genres. Storm, a German dancer, is one of France’s most popular breakers.More ...

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